Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Dominican Republic at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Dominican Republic at the; 2024 Summer Paralympics
	Flag of the Dominican Republic
IPC code	DOM
NPC	Paralympic Committee of the Dominican Republic
in Paris, France; August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024
Competitors	11 in 5 sports
Flag bearers	Darlenys de la Cruz Severino; Jesus Manuel Rodriguez Vallejo
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

The Dominican Republic competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	1	4
Cycling	1	0	1
Powerlifting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	2	1	3
Total	8	3	11

Athletics

Track and field athletes from Dominican Republic has achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
DQ = Disqualified
PR = Paralympic Record
AR = Area (or continental) Record
NR = National Record
SB = Season's Best
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Luis Andres Vasquez Segura	Men's 100 m T47	11.09	7	Did not advance
Luis Andres Vasquez Segura	Men's 400 m T47	49.55	5 q	—		49.07	6
Darlenys de la Cruz Severino	Women's 100 m T12	12.37	1 Q	12.40	3	Did not advance
Darlenys de la Cruz Severino	Women's 200 m T12	25.80	2 q	25.58	3	Did not advance
Diana Carolina Vivenes Paula	Women's 400 m T20	59.23	6	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Wagner Astacio	Men's long jump T63	3.90	7
Wagner Astacio	Men's high jump T63	1.85	5
Diana Carolina Vivenes Paula	Women's long jump T20	4.72	14

Cycling

For the first time since 2016, Dominican Republic sent one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.^[1]

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jose Frank Rodriguez Hernandez	Men's road race C4-5	2:32:24	11
Jose Frank Rodriguez Hernandez	Men's time trial C4	43:23.39	11

Track

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jose Frank Rodriguez Hernandez	Men's pursuit C4	5:17.462	12	Did not advance

Powerlifting

Athlete	Event	Attempts (kg)				Result (kg)	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	Result (kg)	Rank
Jesus Manuel Rodriguez Vallejo	Men's 80 kg	190	~~197~~	~~197~~	—	190	8

Swimming

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marcos Miguel Jimenez Sencion	Men's 50 m freestyle S5	38.28	13	Did not advance
	Men's 50 m backstroke S5	42.21	12	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m breaststroke SB4	2:06.03	10	Did not advance
Alejandra Aybar	Women's 50 m butterfly S7	41.47	15	Did not advance
	Women's 200 m individual medley SM7	3:26.93	11	Did not advance
	Women's 100 m breaststroke SB6	—		1:52.70	8

Taekwondo

Dominican Republic entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Geraldo Castro Encarnacion (men's under 63 kg), Julio Figuereo (men's above 80 kg) and Elisabeth Geraldo (women's under 52 kg) qualified for the games, in their respective classes, following the home crowd triumph of their gold medal results, at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, marking the nation's debut at these sports.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Geraldo Castro Encarnacion	Men's −63 kg	Al-Turayk (KSA) W 23–9	Ganbat (MGL) L 5–19	—		Adouich (MAR) L 13–19	Did not advance
Julio Figuereo	Men's +80 kg	Liu (CHN) L 12–17	Did not advance
Elisabeth Geraldo	Women's −52 kg	Krassavtseva (KAZ) L 8–10	Did not advance